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Employee question of the day for HR: “I need time off because I’m donating a kidney.” You’re probably wondering: “How do I respond to this request? Is this incredibly generous employee entitled to protected leave?”
Whether organ donation qualifies for federal Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) leave is typically dependent on whether there is continuing treatment or an overnight stay in the hospital. But effective on or about June 26, 2021, if you are a covered employer under the FMLA, the employee is eligible for FMLA,
and the employee works in Pennsylvania, then the answer is yes! Last week, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed the Living Donor Protection Act (“LDPA”) into law, adding Pennsylvania to a growing list of states providing statutory leave to employees who donate all or part of an organ or tissue.
Staffing issues at forefront in Wallingford police, fire budget proposals
Staffing issues at forefront in Wallingford police, fire budget proposals
The Wallingford Police Department. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal Advertisement
May 02, 2021 03:49PM By Lauren Takores, Record-Journal staff
WALLINGFORD â The Town Council recently reviewed the police and fire departmentsâ budget proposals for 2021-22, and staffing issues were at the forefront of the discussions.
Police Chief William Wright, Acting Fire Chief Joseph Czentnar and Deputy Fire Chief Sam Wilson answered questions from the council and the public at a budget workshop Thursday evening.
The council has one more budget workshop scheduled for Tuesday, and a meeting for motions on modifications to Mayor William W. Dickinsonâs budget scheduled for Thursday. The budget vote is slated for May 11.
By Ashley Bender
On April 21, 17 state treasurers from across the U.S. urged Congress to institute a paid family leave plan policy. Unfortunately, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar was not among them. Yet now more than ever, we need Texas state officials to consider the benefits of paid family leave, broadly, and paid parental leave, more specifically.
For far too long, women in Texas, as across the U.S., have faced the lose-lose scenario of returning to work too soon or losing wages, so they can stay home to care for their new child and recover from pregnancy. And that’s a best-case scenario that doesn’t account for pregnancy complications or difficult recoveries. Texas doesn t have parental leave laws. Employees can take advantage of the Family Medical Leave Act, which provides up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave and job protection, but FMLA provides no financial support. And there’s a catch: employees must have worked for at least 12 months and 1,250 hours with their company in o
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